A 25-year-old just raised $180M to build a US bank from scratch
22-07-2026 14:53 via thenextweb.com

A 25-year-old just raised $180M to build a US bank from scratch

Augustus has raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation. Tiger Global led the round, the company announced on Tuesday. Hummingbird, QED, and the founders of Nubank, Ramp, Circle and Deel joined in. The startup has now raised $210 million in total. A bank, built from scratch Augustus wants to be what it calls the […]
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